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Organic Church Conference Set for Jan. 26-28

Posted by Terry White on December 22, 2006  |  No Comments

Church Multiplication Associates, an outgrowth of the missions committee of the Grace Brethren churches in the Southern California district, will sponsor its first annual “Organic Church Movements Conference” at the Long Beach (CA) Event Center January 26-28, 2007.

Speakers for the event will include Alan Hirsch, co-author of The Shaping of Things to Come; Wolfgang Simson, author of Houses That Change The World; Ori Brafman, co-author of The Starfish and The Spider; Neil Cole, author of Organic Church and Executive Director of CMA Ministries; and Felicity Dale, author of An Army of Ordinary People.

Ten workshops will also be offered and Grace Brethren pastors who will be leading workshops include Neil Cole, Phil Helfer, and Ed Waken, along with many others.

Registration is $100 for CMA people (that means someone who has been through a Greenhouse training event and has planted a simple–organic–church afterward) and $150 for non-CMA people (everyone else). Meals are included with the price of admission and registration prices will increase after Jan. 5.

The conference will begin Friday night January 26th at 6 PM with dinner and will end Sunday the 28th at 4 PM.

To register, or to obtain more information, log onto http://cmaresources.org/greenhouse/conference.asp.

Norwalk to Honor Former Pastor Sunday

Posted by Terry White on December 20, 2006  |  No Comments

The Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk, California, (Wayne Ayer, pastor), will dedicate a special stained glass window this Sunday evening, December 24, in honor of former pastor Nicholas Kurtaneck.

Kurtaneck, who lives in Buena Park, CA, but for health reasons is unable to continue his ministry at the church, was pastor of the Norwalk church for 17 years, and also taught at BIOLA for many years. Speaker for the dedication will be Kurtaneck’s son, Timothy Kurtaneck (TK), Director of Church Relations and Youth Ministries for CE National in Winona Lake, Indiana.

Phyllis Fisher of the Norwalk church has written a dedicatory poem for the occasion, and gives this testimony:

”When I began to attend the Norwalk Brethren Church I had no understanding of the Word although I had been searching a long time.

”As an adult, I found this little church in Norwalk with Dr. Kurtanek teaching every Sunday. This was probably in the early 1970s. I read my little black Bible with the zipper at lunchtime at work and on the bus. I saved all of his notes (which were many) and even rewrote them into a notebook so that I could remember what they taught.

”He invited us to come, and one day I was baptized there by Dr. Kurtaneck in the baptismal water that was where the piano is today.

”I was thinking about the Christmas Eve service this year where there will be a dedication of a stained glass window being placed in the church in Dr. Kurtaneck’s honor. So I pulled out some of those notes and reread them some 30 years later and found them to be just as informative and uplifting as the day he taught them.

”I wrote a little poem to remember him as a wonderful teacher of God’s Word. He had a very wonderful and lasting impact on me which has given me the ability to understand the written word of God.”

Ortho Center Floor Being Poured Today

Posted by Terry White on December 20, 2006  |  No Comments

A massive concrete pour was underway this morning for the main floor of the new Orthopaedic Capital Center, now under construction on the campus of Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana

The unseasonably warm weather in November and December has enabled workmen to keep on, or ahead of, construction schedule for the facility, which is slated to be ready for Grace’s commencement ceremonies in early May, 2007.

Sunnyside Church to Help Fire-Ravaged School

Posted by Terry White on December 20, 2006  |  No Comments

This excerpt from this morning’s Yakima (WA) Herald-Republic tells how the Grace Brethren Church of Sunnyside, Washington (Nathan Zakahi, pastor) will be helping a local school:

Outlook classes get new homes in schools, churches

By PAT MUIR
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

SUNNYSIDE — Outlook Elementary School students will be spread throughout other schools and two churches as they wait for their fire-ravaged building to be reopened Feb. 5.

Sunnyside School District Superintendent Rick Cole and Outlook Principal Robert Bowman laid out the plan Tuesday evening at a meeting for parents with kids at the school.

“Your child is going to be with the same teacher and the same class just like they were at Outlook,” Bowman said.

A fire Sunday destroyed the school’s commons area and cafeteria, known as the “old gym,” while water and smoke damaged other parts of the school. The fire’s cause remains unknown.

After missing school Friday because of a power failure and Monday and Tuesday because of the fire, Outlook’s 615 students are now on winter break. They will resume classes in new locations Jan. 3.

Kindergarten and first-grade classes will be held at Grace Brethren Church in Sunnyside. Second- and third-grade classes will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sunnyside.

Fourth-graders will move to Chief Kamiakin Elementary School. Fifth-graders will move to the newly constructed Sierra Vista Middle School. Preschool will be held at Pioneer Elementary School, and the Learning Assistance Center will move to Washington School.

Dayton Carolers Sing for Fire Department

Posted by Terry White on December 19, 2006  |  1 Comment

The First Grace Brethren Church of Dayton, Ohio (Mark Saunders, center, pastor)was asked to sing at the local Butler Township Fire Department Christmas Tree lighting. This photo shows about half the group that sang.

The church has done this for two years now and reports, “they still ask us back.” The group sang Christmas carols as the children talked with Santa and enjoyed the food.

Pastor Mark Saunders says, “We are enjoying a healthy relationship with the men and women of the fire department.”

Grace Grad to Sing in Nation’s Capital

Posted by Terry White on December 19, 2006  |  No Comments

Article and photo from today’s Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel:

Lifting his voice
Fort Wayne man chosen to sing in Pageant of Peace in Washington, D.C.

By Deanna Krinn
dkrinn@news-sentinel.com

The title “Singing Auctioneer” might seem vague, but for the owner of this interesting nickname, it’s perfect just the way it is.

“It’s a promotional shtick, but it’s also something that works,” said Fort Wayne resident Dane Bailey, 60. “It’s (nondescript) enough to use at a variety of venues.”

Tuesday night, Bailey will be able to add Washington, D.C., to the list of about 120 venues where he’s performed in the past year.

Bailey will be part of the Christmas Pageant of Peace, hosted by the National Park Service, where as many as 10,000 people could hear his booming voice at President’s Park across from the south lawn of the White House.

The pageant started Dec. 7 with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, and continues through Jan. 1. Visitors can view the 39-foot Colorado blue spruce,; 50 smaller trees representing the states, model trains, a Yule log and live entertainment by musicians from across the country.

How did the Singing Auctioneer land such a gig?

After submitting a video last March to the park service, he went through eight months of recording and submitting songs, as well as doing various photo shoots, before finding out Dec. 7 he would perform this week.

“The fact that I was invited at all is an honor,” he said.

Bailey has been a touring musician for 31 years, with his genre ranging from gospel and country to big band. Before attending Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake in the 1970s, he had not considered a career in music.

However, after touring with a fellow student who played piano, he says he found his passion. In 1990, he went to auctioneer school, and has since combined the two to create his own call name. He has even had it trademarked. He has been touring full-time for five years and is on the road for about 175 days a year.

Gerald and Tanny Jackson, a couple endorsed by the same company as Bailey, Christian Music Presenters, will perform a few songs with him during the show that starts at 7 p.m.

The number of people expected to stop by the pageant on Tuesday is dependent on weather. Bailey realizes people aren’t attending just to see him, and that’s OK with him.

“These people aren’t coming to the White House to hear the ‘Singing Auctioneer,’” he said. “It’s just the privilege of being able to go, to be a part of this.”

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Christmas Pageant of Peace

When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily Dec. 7-Jan. 1

Where: President’s Park, Washington, D.C.

What: Musical entertainment, Christmas trees from each of the 50 states, National Christmas Tree and Yule log.

For more information about this annual Washington, D.C., tradition, contact the park service at 1-202-208-1631, Or go to www.nps.gov.

Delorean to Introduce Lititz Sermon Series

Posted by Terry White on December 19, 2006  |  No Comments

The Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA (Scott Distler, pastor) will host a DeLorean Time-Machine car to kick off a five-week Sunday message series for the community, entitled “Back In The Future,” on Sunday, December 31, 2006.

The community is invited to view the car during one of two worship services at 9:00am and 10:45am. Viewing and photographing the car will all be free.

The DeLorean is a sports car manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company from 1981 through 1983. Most commonly known as the DeLorean, it was the only model ever produced by the company. The car features “gull-wing” doors with a brushed stainless steel body. About 6,000 DeLorean Motor Cars are believed to still exist.

The car was a central piece throughout the famous “Back To The Future” movie trilogy designed by the character Dr. Emmett Brown. Brown’s rationale for choosing the DeLorean was stated in the first film: “The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?”

He also indicates that the stainless steel construction of the automobile is advantageous for the “flux dispersal” of a time machine. In addition to elaborate enhancements for time travel, the fictional car was later modified with flying capabilities and a “Mr. Fusion” (a fictional fusion reactor, which came from the year 2015 and was very small – about the size of a coffee maker).

The movie script involved intimate details of the car’s functions and showcased its various interior and exterior components. Seven DeLorean cars were used and modified with props after purchase to make them look like time-travel machines throughout the trilogy.

While the car visiting Lititz is not the actual DeLorean from the “Back to the Future” movie, it is a replica that is built to match the original. Both the exterior and interior of the car have been modified, even down to the infamous ‘Flux Capacitor’ inside and the “nuclear reactor” with coolers on the back.

Universal Studios took the opportunity to interview the current owners and film the vehicle. The time car has since made appearances at DeLorean car shows, parades, tradeshows and convention centers across the country. More information about the car may be found at www.time-car.com.

Shoemaker: ‘Christmas is About Fathers’

Posted by Terry White on December 18, 2006  |  No Comments

The following article by Pastor Donald Shoemaker appeared this weekend in the Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram. Shoemaker is senior pastor of the Grace Community Church of Seal Beach and chairs the Social Concerns Committee for the FGBC.

Christmas is about fathers

The Christmas story doesn’t begin in Bethlehem with a manger, the Holy Family, docile animals and adoring shepherds. It begins in Jerusalem’s temple with an old priest named Zechariah.

Zechariah was visited by the angel Gabriel, who told him that he would have a son named John (known to us as “John the Baptist”). This would be John’s mission:

“He will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous – to make ready a people prepared for the Lord” (Luke 1:17, New International Version).

So the Christmas message begins with one of the most politically incorrect things we can say: Fathers are important – not perfect fathers or jerks, but “good enough dads” who are there to nurture their kids and be in a positive relationship with them.

The failure of responsible fatherhood is our society’s most fundamental evil. As a result, we have teenage girls with babies and teenage boys with guns and all the attendant consequences.

One recent Christmas season our church took a ministry team to the California Youth Authority facility in Norwalk to bring these boys Christmas cheer in word and song. Take it from one who shook the hand of almost every young man in that facility (for nearly all took the option to come to our service) and who talked to the chaplains who provide spiritual support to these boys, hardly any have a responsible father role model. Many of them don’t even know who their biological fathers are.

Our society should be encouraging fathers and reconciliation between fathers and children. Instead, fathers are sometimes treated as superfluous and optional. The Christmas message stands against this way of thinking.

Mark it down – it is great sin and a great social evil to deliberately create new life with the intention of bringing that child into a fatherless home (or a motherless home for that matter, although this is seldom the case).

Instead of discouraging this practice, social forces demand we not judge the merits of people’s choices no matter how much they will impact other people.

The only judgment permitted is to condemn and punish the health care providers whose consciences require that they “opt out” of providing the medical service that would guarantee a child be fatherless.

Illegitimacy is almost 40 percent now in America. No society, not even ours, can afford the social price of this problem. The word of the angel Gabriel is drawn from the Prophet Malachi: “He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers … or else I will come and strike the land with a curse” (Malachi 4:5).

Those are our alternatives – reconciliation between fathers and children, or a curse on our culture. The choice is ours, which pathway to follow.

That’s how the Christmas message starts!

Coffee + Bible Study = Happy Wooster Brethren

Posted by Terry White on December 18, 2006  |  No Comments

A new Starbucks coffee house has opened near the campus of the Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, pastor). This excerpt from this morning’s Wooster Daily-Record tells how the church is already using it. To read the entire article click here.

Fast said she’s always liked Starbucks, but distance has made it difficult to enjoy regularly. She said she’s particularly fond of the business’ drive-thru.

That too was fully operational Sunday, as vehicles snaked around the back of the building, the parking lot in front of which was crowded and a spill over of patrons from inside the store.

Inside, customers gathered, enjoying free samples of coffee drinks and pastries, listening to the crooning of a two-man band in the corner.

In a chorus of praises, several members of a Bible study group from Wooster Grace Brethren Church said they’re thrilled at the prospect of a new hang-out place.

“Probably this will be our place to hang many times Sunday night,” said Liz Rocha of Wooster, adding sometimes they go out after their meetings, and sometimes they look for different places to hold their meetings.

Rocha, who said she will continue to support other local coffee shops, said the north end location of Starbucks is convenient for the church group.

On the recommendation of her son, she said, she ordered a caramel apple cider on Sunday.

Veteran Journalist to Join BMH Staff

Posted by Terry White on December 16, 2006  |  1 Comment

Elizabeth “Liz” Cutler Gates (pictured), an experienced journalist with deep roots in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, will join the staff of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company on January 2 as editorial director.

Since 1996 she has been director of communications for the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her previous experience includes working in communications with the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, eight years as director of public relations for the Grace Brethren Home Missions Council (now GBNAM), and experience as a newspaper reporter and editor with two publications in the Warsaw, Indiana, area.

In her new position Gates will take primary editorial responsibility for the FGBC World publication to Grace Brethren churches, and will work closely with all additional contract publications and with the general editorial needs of the company and of BMH Books.

Gates and her husband Doug have been members of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, where she has been a deaconess and worked with several of the church’s ministries.

Columbus Pastor Jim Custer said, “Liz loves people and finds interest in their stories. She delights to find folks doing something worthwhile, then give their story a larger audience. . . They will leave huge holes in our fellowship, but they are eager to respond to a higher calling and give their lives away in a fresh start in a new community. They are some of the best we have ever released from our ministry here.”

BMH Executive Director Terry White, who was Gates’ journalism professor at Grace College in the 1970s, said, “I’m so delighted that Liz has responded to this opportunity to use her gifts to further the work of the Lord through the Fellowship. Her professional expertise, her background in our fellowship of churches, and her heart for ministry will be a tremendous asset in helping BMH fulfill its mission to build bridges of communication among the people and churches of the Fellowship.”

Gates, originally from the Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio, was a member of the board of directors of BMH prior to joining the staff.

Evangelizing Even in Death

Posted by Terry White on December 15, 2006  |  No Comments

Your prayers will be appreciated by the family of Tom Dunn, Chief Operations Officer for Grace College and Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana.

Tom’s mother, Mary Dunn, passed away December 10. A family service will be held on Saturday, December 16, in Philadelphia, PA.

In a recent communication, Tom said, “It was particularly encouraging to thumb through my mother’s Bible the other morning. Her underlined passages were almost all about salvation.

“I bought a Bible for one of the nurse’s aides who was so good to her and who was with her when she died….we had just been with mom 15 minutes prior to her passing. I underlined many of the passages in the new Bible for the girl, that mom had highlighted.

“We are giving the Bible to this girl as a remembrance of mom…and mom will get to evangelize even in her death!”

Former Grace Music Faculty Member Dies

Posted by Terry White on December 14, 2006  |  1 Comment

Dr. James Chandler, 70, died on December 10. Dr. Chandler taught part-time in Grace College’s Music Department from 1990-2001.

He taught clarinet, saxophone, and woodwind methods, started the Grace Community Wind Ensemble, and was chairman of the Grace Community Orchestra board for several years.

The funeral service for Dr. Chandler was held this week in Indianapolis.

14 Grace Students Named to ‘Who’s Who’

Posted by Terry White on December 14, 2006  |  No Comments

Fourteen Grace College students were recently selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

The students were selected as outstanding campus leaders based on academic achievement, service to the campus and community, leadership, and potential for continued success. They were nominated by their peers and then chosen by the faculty.

Those named to Who’s Who are listed below, along with their parents’ names, hometowns, and majors.

Amanda Bryson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryson, Carmel, IN. Sociology.

Theresa Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clark, Delaware, OH. Journalism.

Tyler Egli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rod Egli, Delavan, IL. Counseling.

Anayeli Juarez, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meliton Juarez, Warsaw, IN. Business Administration and Psychology.

Cho-Long Kim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee-Gyo Kim, South Korea, and Mrs. and Mrs. Michael Merrick, Springdale, AR. Graphic Design, Illustration, and Drawing/Painting.

Julieanne Linton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Linton, Wooster, OH. English Education.

Jenifer Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Martin, Osceola, IN. Counseling and Sociology.

Joshua Placeway, son of Rev. and Mrs. Tim Placeway, Elizabethtown, PA. Biblical Studies and Youth Ministry.

David Ritter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ritter, Fremont, IN. Biology.

Joshua Smith, son of Richard Smith and the late Mikelann Smith, Delaware, OH. Biblical Studies.

Nathanael Smith, son of Richard Smith and the late Mikelann Smith, Delaware, OH. Biblical Studies.

Tricia Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Walker, Warsaw, IN. Counseling and Criminal Justice.

Betsy Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Williams, Wadsworth, OH. Elementary Education.

Chelsea Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Davis, Rockville, IN. Psychology.

Camp Conquest Looking for Caretaker Couple

Posted by Terry White on December 11, 2006  |  No Comments

Camp Conquest just purchased an adjacent property and house. The director’s family will be moving at the end December leaving the camp farm house empty.

We are currently looking for a situation that will allow the house to be used temporarily in exchange for work around the camp. Our thoughts are to find either a couple of college students or a missionary family home on furlough.

If you or your church’s missionary committee knows of anyone interested in this possibility please give Mike a call at camp at 717.336.2541 to discuss the options.

Thank you,

Michael R. Gehlert
Camp Conquest
717.336.2541
mike@campconquest.org

FGBC Leadership Retreat Begins

Posted by Terry White on December 11, 2006  |  No Comments

After a dinner together and a time of getting reacquainted, 14 leaders of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches got down to business this evening as a three-day leadership retreat started on the campus of Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis, Indiana.

Organized and led by FGBC Coordinator Tom Avey, the retreat includes all four moderators of the Fellowship (Tim Boal, Keith Shearer, Jim Brown and John McIntosh), and leaders of national organizations including GBNAM (Tim Boal), Women of Grace (Janet Minnix and Viki Rife), CE National (Ed Lewis), Brethren Missionary Herald Co. (Terry White), Grace College and Seminary (Ron Manahan), Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (Joel Richards), Grace Brethren International Missions (Dave Guiles), and Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (Larry Chamberlain and Ken Seyfert).

Over the next several days the leaders will be discussing issues and progress in the Fellowship, current developments in each of the organizations, and strategies for the future of the Fellowship and its affiliates. Your prayers for wisdom and direction will be appreciated.

Hawkins Reissues Book on Marriage

Posted by Terry White on December 11, 2006  |  No Comments

Retired Grace Brethren pastor Gilbert Hawkins has recently re-issued an enlarged and revised edition of his paperback book Marriage Lasts a Lifetime.

The 120-page book is comprised of five chapters: “God’s Plan for Marriage,” “God’s Condemnation of Divorce and Remarriage,” “God’s Plan for Church Leadership,” “Author’s Suggestions for Church People and Families,” and “Author’s Closing Thoughts.”

Hawkins, a graduate of Multnomah School of the Bible and of Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary, pastored churches in Oregon, Michigan, Nebraska, and Iowa. He also served as an instructor at New Tribes Bible Institute in Jackson, Michigan, and at Jackson Community College and at Southern Michigan State Prison.

The author says, “The Bible clearly says that those who are older should teach those who are younger–therefore, grandparents and parents should teach these scriptural principles to their children. I just bleed for the things that our kids are being taught in the public schools.”

The book retails for $8.95 and is available from Hawkins at Gibros1@localnet.com or by calling (574) 269-4091.

Powell Church to Sponsor Medical Clinic

Posted by Terry White on December 11, 2006  |  No Comments

The Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (Rick Nuzum, pastor), is one of a number of churches in the Columbus area sponsoring medical clinics for low-income clients. Here is a brief excerpt from an article in this morning’s Columbus Dispatch. To read the entire article, click here.

The Andrews House, a nonprofit community center in downtown Delaware, soon will host a weekly clinic sponsored by the Grace Brethren Church of Powell. Like the Vineyard clinic, it also will provide simple medical services to those without insurance.

Faith-based groups sponsor about one-third of the state’s free clinics, McGee said. Many, like those in Delaware, offer participants a chance to pray, too. That’s fine, said Andrews House Executive Director Jill Lee, as long as people don’t feel pressured to do so.

Lancaster Church Seeks Additional Staff

Posted by Terry White on December 9, 2006  |  No Comments

Pastor John F. Smith and the Grace Church at Willow Valley in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (church staff pictured) are seeking an additional staff member for the Lancaster church. Here is the message they send:

Grace Church at Willow Valley is seeking an Associate Pastor of Mission and Administration. This position has been created in part to help us to continue to develop and coordinate a growing number of ministry teams.

The person applying for this position should possess solid people skills, a passionate desire to see people grow in their journey of grace, a keen ability to equip others for ministry and the ability to organize and administrate with excellence.

Our church campus sits in the heart of the Willow Valley Resort and Retirement Community located 3 miles south of the city of Lancaster, PA.

To request a full position description which details responsibilities and qualifications, please contact Dr. John F. Smith at jsmith@gracewv.org. All enquires will be handled in strict confidence.

More information on our church can be accessed on our web site at www.gracewv.org.

Indiana Team Does Construction in CAR

Posted by Terry White on December 8, 2006  |  No Comments

A team from the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, comprised primarily of fathers and sons, is currently in the Central African Republic working alongside Africans in construction projects.

For more information and daily updates and photos, log onto the team’s blog at
http://wlgbcfatherson.blogspot.com/

Virginia Pastor’s Editorial Published

Posted by Terry White on December 2, 2006  |  No Comments

Pastor Christian Becker (pictured) of the Grace Brethren church in Buena Vista, Virginia, was published this week in his local newspaper. The article is reproduced here–you can see the original by clicking on http://www.rockbridgeweekly.com/rw_article.php?ndx=5666
Just A Minute…

By Rev. Christian Becker

It’s amazing when you think about it. We live in a secular culture, but even non-Christians seem to go all out to celebrate what is really a religious holiday—Christmas. Go figure.

The frenzy on Black Friday to kick off “Christmas” shopping never ceases to amaze me.

But it’s even more amazing to learn that the details of Christ’s birth, ministry and death were all recorded by Israeli Prophets hundreds of years before it happened! How could that be?

Because Christmas is a God thing.

Our world has succeeded in turning it into a “Me” thing so that you don’t even need to be a Christian to celebrate it. Not at all. What with Santa now stealing the whole show, you can celebrate the season and never see the Savior.

Instead of Jesus, Christmas becomes about “getting what you wanted” and finding the “right” present for each person on your gift list. It’s about family reunions, good food and a celebration of winter—right?

Now those things aren’t bad, they’re just not the main reason for the season. The challenge is for us to enjoy those good things and still keep the focus on Jesus. Christmas should be more enjoyable for Christians than anyone!

Isn’t it about time Christians stood up and said, “Wait a minute! This is OUR holy day and it’s about JESUS. Can I tell you about Him?” Many people know it has something to do with Jesus, but they don’t know Him personally as their Savior and Lord. If you’re a Christian, will you tell them about Jesus? They just might be interested.

Merry CHRISTmas.